The following op-ed is written by Jessica Klein, policy associate at the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy. Thanksgiving is here and it is a time of celebration for families across the commonwealth. With an increase in statewide vaccination rates, Kentuckians are safely gathering with friends and loved ones. There are many reasons to give thanks, […]
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McConnell: New Ky. Projects Highlight State’s Clout in Washington
Written by Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), U.S. Senate Minority Leader Kentucky and Washington, D.C. may only be separated by a few hundred miles, but the two places sometimes feel wildly out-of-step. Democrats are fully committed to reckless proposals aimed solely at appeasing their far-left base, ignoring Kentuckians’ needs. Amid these partisan fights, though, I have […]
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Top-Heavy Talent in Girls’ 9th Region Basketball Field
Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. With basketball season almost here in Kentucky’s high schools, how about a couple of takes on what to expect in the state on both the boys and girls sides. For the girls, we’ll start with The Cats’ Pause annual guide […]
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Why are So Many NKY Teams Hitting the Road this Week?
Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. Gentlemen, start your buses. It’s Week 3 of the football playoffs and no more of those district games where teams replay the regular season. And the regular season RPI rankings, which depend on a team’s wins, the wins of its […]
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: NKADA Honorees Show Best of Service to High School Athletes
Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. What makes the St. Elizabeth Sports Medicine NKADA Hall of Fame Dinner – this was the 38th annual affair – special has always been the invocation of the memories of the exceptional people whose lives and work represent the very […]
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McDaniel: A Salute to Our Veterans
The following comes from State Senator Chris McDaniel (R-Taylor Mill): The fall season has arrived in the Bluegrass, and families are beginning to turn their attention toward the Thanksgiving holiday. In Frankfort, the 2021 interim period is nearing its end as lawmakers are eager to enjoy treasured time with their families this holiday season ahead […]
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Op-Ed: Infrastructure Bill is Trojan Horse for Green New Deal, Not Good for NKY
The following op-ed is written by former Campbell Co. Commissioner Charlie Coleman The 2700 page so called Infrastructure bill should more accurately be called “The American Social Policy Act”. If you read 55 pages an hour it would take you 49 consecutive hours to read the entire bill. I doubt if any of the 535 […]
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Op-ed: Digital Connectivity Fuels Kentucky’s Economic Engine
Recently, I participated in a virtual forum with Kentucky business and technology leaders to discuss the importance of digital connectivity for small businesses and communities amid COVID-19 and beyond. The online event — “How Technology is Fueling Kentucky’s Recovery & Growing the Economy” — was hosted by Jake Ward, president of the Connected Commerce Council, […]
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: St. Henry Wins State Volleyball Title; Friday’s Football Pairings
Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. When they honored the 40th anniversary of the school’s lone state volleyball champions in January, they may have just been foreshadowing what was to happen this past weekend for the St. Henry Crusader volleyballers? Maybe. “I had the talent,” Maureen […]
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: NKY Volleyball Honors; Football Playoffs Open
Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. It’s volleyball week in Kentucky with the final eight teams moving on to George Rogers Clark High School’s Cardinal Arena in Winchester Friday and Saturday to determine the state’s top team. But already decided by the Kentucky Volleyball Coaches Association […]